How To Pronounce Bureaucrat
bureaucrat
In British English, bureaucrat is pronounced /ˈbjʊə.rəʊ.kræt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbjʷʊə.rəʊ.kr̥æt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbjʊr.ə.kræt/.
Bureaucrat has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Bureaucrat has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Ooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Bureaucrat
How do you pronounce bureaucrat in British English?
In British English, bureaucrat is pronounced /ˈbjʊə.rəʊ.kræt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbjʷʊə.rəʊ.kr̥æt̚].
How do you pronounce bureaucrat in American English?
In American English, bureaucrat is pronounced /ˈbjʊr.ə.kræt/.
How many syllables are in bureaucrat?
Bureaucrat has three syllables, /bjʊə/ + /rəʊ/ + /kræt/.
Where is the stress in bureaucrat?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /bjʊə/.
Do British and American English pronounce bureaucrat the same way?
No. British English has /ˈbjʊə.rəʊ.kræt/ and American English has /ˈbjʊr.ə.kræt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Ooo
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